Penrith winger Josh Mansour has revealed the full extent of his horror facial injury, that left him in danger of losing an eye and ending his NRL career.

The New South Wales and Australian winger was hit by the knee of Gold Coast’s Anthony Don in an accidental collision last month, with Mansour describing how the force of the impact left him with five separate fractures around his eye socket and cheek.

“My face was practically caved in. There was five fractures and four of those were completely shattered, so it was pretty much like a jigsaw puzzle under my skin,” Mansour told Channel 7.

“The biggest risk was obviously losing my eye.

“My surgeon has done over 2000 people and he reckons he has only seen a dozen like this, and they are all from motor accidents and soldiers.

“When I was feeling my face (after the accident on the field) it just felt like a massive hole. They were trying to turn me and I was petrified to see their reaction, their reactions were scaring me and I knew I was in a bad way.”

Mansour won’t be rushing back from the injury, knowing it’s not worth the risk.